Security was tight as the Royal train pulled in to Bradford Interchange for the start of the Queen's visit to the city.

It arrived exactly on time, and the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh were greeted on the platform by the Lord Lieutenant of West Yorkshire Dr Ingrid Roscoe.

Police checked lockers and a nearby skip as specially-trained sniffer dogs searched under cars in readiness for Her Majesty's arrival.

Passengers disembarking at Bradford Interchange only minutes before the Royal party's arrival were herded to one side of the station by police as the Queen and Duke of Edinburgh stepped on to platform 1.

Wearing a claret coat and matching hat, the Queen was introduced to a line-up of dignitaries including the Lord Mayor of Bradford, Councillor Robin Owens and West Yorkshire's Chief Constable Sir Norman Bettison.

Within minutes of their arrival, the Royal couple were swept off to their first official stop.

A visit to the new £3 million Hindu temple in Leeds Road, Bradford came first, followed by the unveiling of a plaque at Bradford South Police Force's new headquarters Trafalgar House in Nelson Street.

Then it was on to Centenary Square to hear about the city's multi-billion pound regeneration programme where she was to be presented with a posy by five-year-old Lydia Besh-enivsky, the daughter of murdered Bradford PC Sharon Beshenivsky.

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